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erdogan's response to u.s. sanctions was for his own stand out pretty mild. >> the turkish establishment has been saying for some time, it is simple, we would like to have patriot symptoms -- systems. we went for the russians. that is not the americans are saying, they are saying this is wrong, that is not exactly what happened between turkey and the u.s.. >> let me remind you that turkey requested from the u.s. and said for the israelis to buy the missile-defense systems, but the united states refused it. later, turkey opened a bidding. china, france, together with the united states and russia was on the bidding and according to this bidding, turkey wanted two criteria. one is the price, the second is the technology transfer. according to the bidding, the united states refused the technology transfer and after that, turkey decided to buy the missile system, also the s300 systems were used without opposition by the united states. i do not think that this problem is only the s400 system because you look at mike
erdogan's response to u.s. sanctions was for his own stand out pretty mild. >> the turkish establishment has been saying for some time, it is simple, we would like to have patriot symptoms -- systems. we went for the russians. that is not the americans are saying, they are saying this is wrong, that is not exactly what happened between turkey and the u.s.. >> let me remind you that turkey requested from the u.s. and said for the israelis to buy the missile-defense systems, but the...
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and erdogan exactly knows that. he knows how valuable he is for merkel and the europeans. >> and on libya, the two leaders had different stances, didn't they? reporter: well, apparently they have different understanding about progress that has been made on the ground. merkel, for example, said that during a libya conference in berlin last week, general hofstra, one of the rival parties, verbally agreed to cease-fire and erdogan reacted quite angry, saying this man can't be trusted, as long as he didn't sign anything, and he didn't sign a cease-fire officially. he basically still continues his attacks and we have the right to continue our military support in the form of sending personnel for training to the tripoli government because turkey militarily supports the government there in tripoli. the u.n. recognized government. >> and briefly, if you wouldn't mind, julia, relations between the two countries have been fraught over recent years. did you detect any thawing? reporter: well, it was an unusually friendly atmos
and erdogan exactly knows that. he knows how valuable he is for merkel and the europeans. >> and on libya, the two leaders had different stances, didn't they? reporter: well, apparently they have different understanding about progress that has been made on the ground. merkel, for example, said that during a libya conference in berlin last week, general hofstra, one of the rival parties, verbally agreed to cease-fire and erdogan reacted quite angry, saying this man can't be trusted, as...
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the question is what does erdogan do next? the fear is that there will be more controversial and unpredictable steps taken by erdogan in the coming years. phil: dw correspondent dorian jones istanbul, thank you. china has ordered the united states to close one of its consulates. the foreign ministry has given u.s. officials 72 hours to leave the consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu. this comes after washington told beijing to close its diplomatic mission in houston, texas this week. relations between the countries are at their lowest t point for0 years. reporter: it was less a question of if china would retaliate, but rather how. and the answer is here. the u.s. has been told to close its consulate in chengdu. raising the stakes yet further in this diplomatic standoff. >> the current situation in china-u.s. relations is not what china wants. . in the u.s. is completely responsible for all of this. reporter: all of this includes the u.s. imposing sanctions on communist party officials and companies linked to the massed
the question is what does erdogan do next? the fear is that there will be more controversial and unpredictable steps taken by erdogan in the coming years. phil: dw correspondent dorian jones istanbul, thank you. china has ordered the united states to close one of its consulates. the foreign ministry has given u.s. officials 72 hours to leave the consulate in the southwestern city of chengdu. this comes after washington told beijing to close its diplomatic mission in houston, texas this week....
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about 100 yea rs erdogan's revolution. about 100 years ago, mustapha, ataturk established turkey as a secular european western republic, and as undersigned his commitment to secularism, ataturk on mosque the hagia sophia. since coming to power two decades ago, turkey's current president has done the opposite. he has flooded the country's government, public and has flooded the country's government, publicand erdogan is converting the building back into a mosque to underline his own revolution, a religious revolution in which erdogan has flooded the country with his brand of conservative islam. was the response been outside of turkey? we have heard from the orthodox church, for instance. not majorities, but around 44% support the move, about 37% oppose it, so there's really not a majority one way or the other, and i think that is probably a take away of this conversion. mr erdogan's popularity is slipping, turkey's economy is not doing well, he has been doing well and pulls mainly due to economic growth but turkey had a rece
about 100 yea rs erdogan's revolution. about 100 years ago, mustapha, ataturk established turkey as a secular european western republic, and as undersigned his commitment to secularism, ataturk on mosque the hagia sophia. since coming to power two decades ago, turkey's current president has done the opposite. he has flooded the country's government, public and has flooded the country's government, publicand erdogan is converting the building back into a mosque to underline his own revolution, a...
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we have talked about president erdogan. that certainly applies to the leadership in saudi arabia, the king and crown prince. we do not forget that, surprisingly, president trump, who ran an electoral campaign bashing islam and muslims, his first foreign trip was to saudi arabia to cement that relationship with the leadership there. certainly, there is dismay. during the meantime, there was the killing of khashoggi and the escalation of the war in yemen. . also prime minister netanyahu in lenged president obama congress, they put all the egg -one basket to get trump elected i think president of egypt, as well, got a pass, a warm reception from president trump. i do not think that warmth will be there. having said that, united states, as all of us are saying, end of the day, is driven by interests and sort of heavy concerns. in saudi arabia and in the gulf general, saudi arabia remains the swing producer of energy, even if hydrocarbons are not exactly as essential as they were to the u.s. 10 years ago, but for the foreseeable
we have talked about president erdogan. that certainly applies to the leadership in saudi arabia, the king and crown prince. we do not forget that, surprisingly, president trump, who ran an electoral campaign bashing islam and muslims, his first foreign trip was to saudi arabia to cement that relationship with the leadership there. certainly, there is dismay. during the meantime, there was the killing of khashoggi and the escalation of the war in yemen. . also prime minister netanyahu in lenged...
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and erdogan's son-in-law. but here's the thing. when those prosecutors in sdny were ready to file charges against the bank, they were prevented from doing so. as "the times" reports today, trump's acting attorney general at the time, matt whitaker -- remember him, the bald guy? he explicitly, quote, rejected a request from berman for permission to file criminal charges against the bank. in a separate meeting, whitaker made clear, quote, that he did not want the case to move forward, that he wanted the matter shut down. berman was also pressured into dropping the case by whitaker's successor, attorney general bill barr. according to "the times" at a meeting in june 2019, bill barr pressed geoffrey berman to allow the bank to avoid an indictment by paying a fine and acknowledging some wrongdoing. in addition, the justice department would agree under barr's proposal, would agree to end investigations in criminal cases involving turkish and bank officials who are allied with erdog erdogan. so exactly what erdogan
and erdogan's son-in-law. but here's the thing. when those prosecutors in sdny were ready to file charges against the bank, they were prevented from doing so. as "the times" reports today, trump's acting attorney general at the time, matt whitaker -- remember him, the bald guy? he explicitly, quote, rejected a request from berman for permission to file criminal charges against the bank. in a separate meeting, whitaker made clear, quote, that he did not want the case to move forward,...
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erdogan used to be the mayor of istanbul. the istanbul election was re-held in june, and then a smalall islamic party told his voters to vote for the secular opposition, rather than for erdogan's party. thatat was even more of a shock. since e then, twtwo of erdogan' former lieutenants, a former deputy prime minister and former prime minister, have broken away from erdogan and formed their own party. erdogan is under pressure, and today's move in the hagia sophia is an attempt to rally the right-wing votes behind him. >> other than the religious groups, how important is this move to people in turkey? there is a group in turkey for whom islam is very important, and they see this move as a victory for islam over secularism, over christianity, but there is another group, much bigger than turkey, a group of muslims who are more concerned for the realities of daily life, unemployment running at 13% there are 4 million people without jobs in turkey, and inflation is 12.6 percent. the economy is forecast to contract this year. while
erdogan used to be the mayor of istanbul. the istanbul election was re-held in june, and then a smalall islamic party told his voters to vote for the secular opposition, rather than for erdogan's party. thatat was even more of a shock. since e then, twtwo of erdogan' former lieutenants, a former deputy prime minister and former prime minister, have broken away from erdogan and formed their own party. erdogan is under pressure, and today's move in the hagia sophia is an attempt to rally the...
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erdogan in effect opening the door to the russians. it was not very smart for mr. erdogan if he has a problem with the americans and nato, to have chosen this route. i would have chosen something else. >> president trump has been reluctant to sanction president erdogan, perhaps seeing him as a strong man. will this be more impact of when joe biden takes office knowing the democrats have been pushing republicans over this deal? >> the congress has just approved a veto-proof defense bill, which includes a provision that was in 30 days, the administration has to impose sanctions on turkey. mr. trump has preempted that by doing something that is less than congress asked for. when mr. biden comes in, i don't know what he will do because he has a number of conflicting views on things he wants to achieve. he wants to have better relations with nato in general than mr. trump did, but he also wants to be careful not to compromise american technology and potentially american security, which in this case, the transfer of technology, mr. erdogan is making life difficult for a
erdogan in effect opening the door to the russians. it was not very smart for mr. erdogan if he has a problem with the americans and nato, to have chosen this route. i would have chosen something else. >> president trump has been reluctant to sanction president erdogan, perhaps seeing him as a strong man. will this be more impact of when joe biden takes office knowing the democrats have been pushing republicans over this deal? >> the congress has just approved a veto-proof defense...
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also on the program, its tendrils hail sophia becomes a game though the president erdogan says all are welcome. others described the move as provocation. and venice tests out its flood defense system but critics say the engineering marvel maybe to fail -- maybe doomed to fail. >> i am phil gayle and welcome to the program. russia and china have vetoed an attempt by the unc critic counsel to continue humanitarian aid the liveries -- the un security council to continue humanitarian aid to syria. friday is the last day allowing food and supplies over the turkish border to a love and aleppo. countries voted in favor of extending aid. but permanent members russia and china posted resolution. humanitarian groups say cutting off the aid could spell disaster for millions of civilians. >> food deliveries, a lifesaver for that 40 families who found shelter here on the turkish border. they fled homes destroyed by airstrikes. few of them have enough money for food. they would be lost without help from outside. >> itit is onee thing to be bombararded by fighter jets. but to be locked-in without foo
also on the program, its tendrils hail sophia becomes a game though the president erdogan says all are welcome. others described the move as provocation. and venice tests out its flood defense system but critics say the engineering marvel maybe to fail -- maybe doomed to fail. >> i am phil gayle and welcome to the program. russia and china have vetoed an attempt by the unc critic counsel to continue humanitarian aid the liveries -- the un security council to continue humanitarian aid to...
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is this about erdogan having his eye on the postage was he at home, or is this about erdogan sending out a regional message to the muslim world and possibly beyond? guest: i think it is both. a clear message to turkish people in the world. dareen: what is that clear message? -- fromsh authorities the koran. after the prayer, he visited the grave of mohammed ii, who conquered istanbul. symbolic actions. the event also took place on the -- of the northern treaty. about allmessage was turkey, which was established by is now behind. second, he has tightened his power. he is now in a position of opening the hedges sofia mosque -- the hedges sofia mosque. erdogan is more powerful. i would say turkey has a must become like an imperial state. erdogando you think cares about some criticism that he has received internationally because of this move? >> i don't think she does, because he is in a good position to make this move. the pressure on erdogan from europe or the united states has lowered significantly due to different factors such as the covid crisis, but also, erdogan became more powerf
is this about erdogan having his eye on the postage was he at home, or is this about erdogan sending out a regional message to the muslim world and possibly beyond? guest: i think it is both. a clear message to turkish people in the world. dareen: what is that clear message? -- fromsh authorities the koran. after the prayer, he visited the grave of mohammed ii, who conquered istanbul. symbolic actions. the event also took place on the -- of the northern treaty. about allmessage was turkey,...
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set up for us what erdogan wanted out of the u.s. government, both in the previous administration and the trump administration. >> so, there was this investigation that targeted the second-largest state-owned bank in turkey. erdogan desperately wanted this investigation shutdown. not only because it was potentially a threat to that bank and the economy of turkey because of that bank, because implicated in the same investigation were a bunch of former ministers who were close to erdogan. and even erdogan and his son-in-law had been mentioned as part of the potential wrongdoing in this investigation. so this was something that threatens him politically because if he is -- you know, if he's shown to be involved or people close to him are shown to be involved in a corruption scandal involving billions of dollars being diverted to iran, it could hurt his standing in turkey. so he desperately wanted this case to go away. he kept telling obama that. he told, you know, joe biden that when joe biden was vice-president. and then he picked up w
set up for us what erdogan wanted out of the u.s. government, both in the previous administration and the trump administration. >> so, there was this investigation that targeted the second-largest state-owned bank in turkey. erdogan desperately wanted this investigation shutdown. not only because it was potentially a threat to that bank and the economy of turkey because of that bank, because implicated in the same investigation were a bunch of former ministers who were close to erdogan....
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correspondent: trump spoke to erdogan a couple hours after that vote in turkey that could potentially send troops to libya. we got a very brief readout from the white house. between the leaders. the message was very clear. the message was trump told erdogan any foreign intervention in libya is going to come look at the situation, warning or giving an admonition to erdogan to be careful about anything he does their, insinuating the u.s. would not support that. u.s. policy toward libya is quite complicated, and frankly, it has been all over the map. you have countries such as the uae, russia, and egypt that support the warlord half dark -- the warlord haftar. on the other side you have turkey, who supports the u.n.-recognized prime minister speaking to trump. that is where you are seeing this divergent policy out of the white house in the last year. , the un security council was considering a resolution that would have called on haftar to stop his aggression toward tripoli, but the u.s. initially said they would support that, then a week later said they would not support that. all withi
correspondent: trump spoke to erdogan a couple hours after that vote in turkey that could potentially send troops to libya. we got a very brief readout from the white house. between the leaders. the message was very clear. the message was trump told erdogan any foreign intervention in libya is going to come look at the situation, warning or giving an admonition to erdogan to be careful about anything he does their, insinuating the u.s. would not support that. u.s. policy toward libya is quite...
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let's be fair, the erdogan -- the era before erdogan, the otto turk legacy had some problems, including a fierce nationalism that didn't help the christian minority. but on certain issues, the secular idea was good. now we are seeing not an explicit rejection of secularism but a gradual toning down of it. and the assertion of aslam and muslimness in the space. and also in ra language of takig the country back. the word conquest is often used. and other muslims in turkey worry this is not helpful, either for turkey itself or the broader image of islam in the world. erdogan was saying if he converted hagia sophia into a mosque, we might face antih anti-bigotry. he has changed has mind. maybe it has to do with the fact he's facing two new parties founded by his former ministers, criticizing authoritarianism. and the move came at this point, apparently it is a way to call the religious conservatives back to the flag again and its leader, which is president erdogan. >> give us a sense of how to understand turkey today because 25 years ago i would say that the way people, particularly in the
let's be fair, the erdogan -- the era before erdogan, the otto turk legacy had some problems, including a fierce nationalism that didn't help the christian minority. but on certain issues, the secular idea was good. now we are seeing not an explicit rejection of secularism but a gradual toning down of it. and the assertion of aslam and muslimness in the space. and also in ra language of takig the country back. the word conquest is often used. and other muslims in turkey worry this is not...
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were erdogan anti-e.u. able to find common ground here-- and the eu able to find common ground here? georg: it was interesting listening to the press conference by the head of the european commission and the head of the european council, and the language they used was constructive engagement they share different opinions. if i may translate that diplomatic language do you call it basically means zero movement. what she said is that the tricky refugee deal is still valid, and that there is now a fact-finding mission spearheaded by the diplomatic chief of the european union and his turkish counterpart. those two men are supposed to single out to map out areas where they will check whether turkey refugee deal holds or potential problems are. brent: what does this mean for the situation at the border between turkey and greece? georg: it is really hard to say. von deland said that the talks were good and a starting point. the situation on the border, i would say for the moment a means not much change. she said t
were erdogan anti-e.u. able to find common ground here-- and the eu able to find common ground here? georg: it was interesting listening to the press conference by the head of the european commission and the head of the european council, and the language they used was constructive engagement they share different opinions. if i may translate that diplomatic language do you call it basically means zero movement. what she said is that the tricky refugee deal is still valid, and that there is now a...
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manipulated by erdogan? why has he gone to bat for him. people around him, rudy giuliani trying to lobby on erdogan's behalf of his pet causes. >> the underlying issue here which bolton writes about, again i haven't seen the book but has been reported. erdogan came to trump and saying there is a case going on in the southern district of new york that he wants thrown out. it's one of the largest sanctions busting cases in history, criminal cases in history, almost $13 billion to avoid iran sanctions, sanctions put on under the obama administration. i was in a meeting with vice president biden where erdogan did the exact same thing and vice president biden said, hey, don't even raise that with me. we're a country of laws, rule of law, don't even raise it with me. bolton says trump had a very different action. >> right. >> something about this authoritarian leaders, erdogan, putin, xi jinping, trump just seems to get rolled. in the case of syria what is so egregious about it is we had -- we're in the middle of
manipulated by erdogan? why has he gone to bat for him. people around him, rudy giuliani trying to lobby on erdogan's behalf of his pet causes. >> the underlying issue here which bolton writes about, again i haven't seen the book but has been reported. erdogan came to trump and saying there is a case going on in the southern district of new york that he wants thrown out. it's one of the largest sanctions busting cases in history, criminal cases in history, almost $13 billion to avoid iran...
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which why erdogan lost in stumble -- loss is stumble to the opposition. i think he thinks it will mobilize his right-wing base. i think any boost he will get from this conversion will be temporary and minor. brand of the countl be the reversibly and significantly -- irreversibly and significantly damaged. i would say in the broader picture, because of the way turkish viewhe ties withu, they are quite transaction allies, --on transacized. >> thank you very much. travelers arriving in the u.k. from dozens of countries are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks. the rules have been relaxed for arrivals for more than 17 elcountries. tr agents say that using has led to an increase in demand for foreign holidays. john mcmanus has this report. the tour's industry span -- the tourist indtry in spain is opening us as possible. to quarantineve coming back in. it is big help. hotel, taking all the precautions, social distancing, masks, hand sanitizer, everything. reporter: me britons are more likely to venture abroad know that the quarantine has been relaxed
which why erdogan lost in stumble -- loss is stumble to the opposition. i think he thinks it will mobilize his right-wing base. i think any boost he will get from this conversion will be temporary and minor. brand of the countl be the reversibly and significantly -- irreversibly and significantly damaged. i would say in the broader picture, because of the way turkish viewhe ties withu, they are quite transaction allies, --on transacized. >> thank you very much. travelers arriving in the...
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why has he been so manipulated by erdogan? why has he gone to bat for sinema he has peop he has rudy giuliani. bolton writes about it as well. >> the underlying issue here which bolton writes about, again, i haven't seen the book, what has been reported is erdogan came to trump and said there is a base going on in the district of new york that he wants throne out. this is one of the biggest sanction busting cases in criminal history. almost $13 million in iran, under the obama administration. erdogan did the exact same thing and vice-president biden said, hey, don't even raise that with me. we're a country of laws, rule of law. don't even raise it with me. bolton says trump had a very different reaction. look, i don't know, something about the authoritarian leader, erdogan, putin, xi jinping. he gets rolled. what is so egregious about it, we have -- we're in the middle of a war and we're fighting a war very carefully with limited investment, limited risk, low cost, and for the commander in chief to take calls from heads of sta
why has he been so manipulated by erdogan? why has he gone to bat for sinema he has peop he has rudy giuliani. bolton writes about it as well. >> the underlying issue here which bolton writes about, again, i haven't seen the book, what has been reported is erdogan came to trump and said there is a base going on in the district of new york that he wants throne out. this is one of the biggest sanction busting cases in criminal history. almost $13 million in iran, under the obama...
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do you think we are closer to seeing the europeans back erdogan in idlib? georg: i number of foreign ministers said that one has to recognize erdogan is dealing with some 4 million migrants and refugees from the other part of that region. that is why there is a lot of money going already into aid organizations to help erdogan. what the foreign ministry ruled out today was direct aid, and it is unclear whether the european commission may put some extra money on the table for turkish aid organizatioions. that is unclear, , but what i is very clear is that the european union made clear that migratory pressure cannot be used to blackmail the european union. brent: our correspondent georg matthew on the story tonight, thank you. the syrian government which is backed by russia has been conducting a massive offensive to displace rebels from idlib province. idlib is the last rebel stronghold in syria. the violence has displaced about a million people from their homes and driven them towards the turkish border. our next report highlights the plight of ordinary syria
do you think we are closer to seeing the europeans back erdogan in idlib? georg: i number of foreign ministers said that one has to recognize erdogan is dealing with some 4 million migrants and refugees from the other part of that region. that is why there is a lot of money going already into aid organizations to help erdogan. what the foreign ministry ruled out today was direct aid, and it is unclear whether the european commission may put some extra money on the table for turkish aid...
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eventually, we realised that as erdogan is coming to moscow... that is the point. everybodyjumps to putin's tune right now, not least because of absence of western europe... europe and the us is out of the middle east, but the problem is the deal with erdogan is dead, as the greek prime minister said yesterday, and that means europe will not help turkey to keep migrants in, and as a result, all the money of europe is now going to greece in order to shore up the frontier because the last thing europeans want in this climate of possible recession, populism, youth unemployment is to have a new arrival of refugees, and the priority is not turkey. the priority is greece. isn't that the reason that it was thought britain post brexit worried about the issue of immigration, western europe worried about immigration, the eurozone and economy there, and because it had political toxicity, that would be a huge incentive for them to want to be involved in the middle east to cut off the demand, as it were, by reducing their instability in countries like libya and syria. i complet
eventually, we realised that as erdogan is coming to moscow... that is the point. everybodyjumps to putin's tune right now, not least because of absence of western europe... europe and the us is out of the middle east, but the problem is the deal with erdogan is dead, as the greek prime minister said yesterday, and that means europe will not help turkey to keep migrants in, and as a result, all the money of europe is now going to greece in order to shore up the frontier because the last thing...
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what was erdogan after? >> he didn't just call the white house, he would call trump on the white house and get through because trump didn't stand orders that erdogan should be put through, could the con sister nation of national security aides, in ordinary presidencies, he is briefed by aides, they're in the room when he is talking to foreign leaders to be sure there's no foul up, it is understood that security services record the calls. that's one of the problems, especially calls with erdogan and putin that the russians and turks have these actual calls in which the president's conduct is really open to question and if they were ever heard, i'm told, would cause great consternation to anyone who heard them. but in erdogan's case, it was thought by national security aides that somehow turkish security services had found out the president's schedule, when erdogan could get through to him, and of course the most grievous thing i was told on almost all of the calls are those discussions having to do with the u
what was erdogan after? >> he didn't just call the white house, he would call trump on the white house and get through because trump didn't stand orders that erdogan should be put through, could the con sister nation of national security aides, in ordinary presidencies, he is briefed by aides, they're in the room when he is talking to foreign leaders to be sure there's no foul up, it is understood that security services record the calls. that's one of the problems, especially calls with...
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at the moment president erdogan has the upper hand. clearly these talks in brussels did not go very well. they ended in failure, actually. i am so british, i british understatement. british understatement, so they are going to have to have more talks. and the eu know they are negotiating with a week ahead here. so probably in the end there is going to have to be more financial support turkey, that will be the price of resolution. now, the sun has this world map and it points to the various sporting events that have either been cancelled, postponed or happening behind closed doors. they go country by country. chaos, it says. if you are into sport, this is the map to look at today. i was just thinking, if you were a football team or if you were a football team or if you were a football team or if you were a tennis player, whatever, it's not the same, is it, if the crowds are not there. your performance isn't as good. if the crowd are not cheering you on, it is a very odd thing. i have been inside soccer stadiums where there is no crowd a
at the moment president erdogan has the upper hand. clearly these talks in brussels did not go very well. they ended in failure, actually. i am so british, i british understatement. british understatement, so they are going to have to have more talks. and the eu know they are negotiating with a week ahead here. so probably in the end there is going to have to be more financial support turkey, that will be the price of resolution. now, the sun has this world map and it points to the various...
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but despite those problems and disagreements, erdogan still wanted to preserve the relationship with the king, with the saudis. so it is, i think, his motivation during khashoggi campaign was to try to sideline the crown prince. and he was talking to his close relationship with the king, and that hasn't really happened. so if you looked at turkey/saudi relationship, saudis are more uncomfortable there. but if you look at turkey's relationship with the uae and egypt, there's a fundamental existential problem there from point of view of erdogan. that's something that opposition parties have been pushing for, is really this goes toward erdogan because he has built his postcoalition in 2016 based on the motion of being against coups. is so he can't just come out and admit or have a working relationship with the sisi regime there because that's about domestic legitimacy and survival. and that's sort of the approach to the uae. erdogan has accused the uae as being behind or supporting the 2016 coup, so i think the differences there are a lot more difficult to reconcile. but i see, again, i
but despite those problems and disagreements, erdogan still wanted to preserve the relationship with the king, with the saudis. so it is, i think, his motivation during khashoggi campaign was to try to sideline the crown prince. and he was talking to his close relationship with the king, and that hasn't really happened. so if you looked at turkey/saudi relationship, saudis are more uncomfortable there. but if you look at turkey's relationship with the uae and egypt, there's a fundamental...
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. >> president erdogan has called for a boycott on prints goods as tensions rise over plans to reform islam across france. president macron has been calling for tougher laws to prevent what he calls separatism in french society. >> palestinian israeli protest against -- outside the president's residence in tel aviv. it is part of a wave of anger after french president emmanuel macron refused to denounce controversial cartoons depicting prophet muhammad. earlier this month, a french teacher was beheaded after he showed his students the caricatures during a class on freedom of expression. muslims considered a blasphemy to show any depiction of the prophet. french officials insist it is an active freedom of speech. -- an act of freedom of speech. protesters made their voice heard. the capital bangladesh, they described president macron as an enemy of peace. >> you have no idea about the strength of muslims. if we rise, you will see that, so be careful. >> bangladeshi protesters have held up protesters -- i put up signs from words -- signs with the words from president erdogan. france rec
. >> president erdogan has called for a boycott on prints goods as tensions rise over plans to reform islam across france. president macron has been calling for tougher laws to prevent what he calls separatism in french society. >> palestinian israeli protest against -- outside the president's residence in tel aviv. it is part of a wave of anger after french president emmanuel macron refused to denounce controversial cartoons depicting prophet muhammad. earlier this month, a french...
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in dealing with these autocrats, particularly putin and erdogan, erdogan in particular had a free pass to get through to the president of the united states. he would call at least twice a week. turkish security it appears would keep track so erdogan knew when and where to reach him. but their dialogue, one of the sources said, putin gave -- putin -- trump gave away the -- to erdogan in syria. he allowed american troops, both putin and erdogan wanted to withdraw. he ordered the withdrawal of american troops from syria. and the result was that the kurds, our allies, were open for slaughter. and that's what erdogan wanted. and -- and he had a willing partnership in it, with donald trump. but the real thing about these calls is that they show that -- that the president's closest national security aides, his secretary of defense, his chief of staff, his secretary of state. all, came to the conclusion that, in these calls especially, they showed that the president of the united states, through being incompetent and being a a extraordinary thing, unique our history. >> also, seemed like they
in dealing with these autocrats, particularly putin and erdogan, erdogan in particular had a free pass to get through to the president of the united states. he would call at least twice a week. turkish security it appears would keep track so erdogan knew when and where to reach him. but their dialogue, one of the sources said, putin gave -- putin -- trump gave away the -- to erdogan in syria. he allowed american troops, both putin and erdogan wanted to withdraw. he ordered the withdrawal of...
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so erdogan of turkey figured out how to game according to your reporting the president. explain. >> well, a lot of the things, he called as often as twice a week and there were standing orders from president trump that erdogan's calls should be put through directly to the president, without his briefers around him and often erdogan and the turkish security services in washington apparently in the judgment of the white house officials were able to know when the president would be available, like when he might be on the golf course for instance. and by following the president's schedule, getting his daily activities list somehow and erdogan would call and reach the president off and on the golf course and be put right through. but really the substance of those conversations that are so troubling, according to people who are familiar with them and the substance is as one of those sources said that erdogan in those conversations, that he won the store. that trump gave away the store and the biggest example of it is in syria. trump pull out the troops just as erdogan wanted,
so erdogan of turkey figured out how to game according to your reporting the president. explain. >> well, a lot of the things, he called as often as twice a week and there were standing orders from president trump that erdogan's calls should be put through directly to the president, without his briefers around him and often erdogan and the turkish security services in washington apparently in the judgment of the white house officials were able to know when the president would be...
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erdogan and his central bank have? do we understand what is in the piggy bank in crisis or their ability to reach out to, say, the international monetary fund? heard many times that they do not feel the need to go to the imf. and to be fair, they have lasted a lot longer without imf help than what people thought they could do without imf help. but in terms of the freedom of choice, what the central bank has to do, it is a tough question. we know a lot of people question the central bank's ability to act, but it did at some of the most uninspected times, yet it did not act just last week when everybody was expecting it to act. very difficult. unpredictableery bank in terms of what it will do next. tom: onur ant, thank you very much. istanbul bureau chief. the turkish lira -- just did a fancy study of lira depreciation back seven years, and it is shockingly on trend of just the persistent depreciation from under 2 lira per dollar to 8 lira per dollar. francine: what is interesting is if you juxtapose what is happening wi
erdogan and his central bank have? do we understand what is in the piggy bank in crisis or their ability to reach out to, say, the international monetary fund? heard many times that they do not feel the need to go to the imf. and to be fair, they have lasted a lot longer without imf help than what people thought they could do without imf help. but in terms of the freedom of choice, what the central bank has to do, it is a tough question. we know a lot of people question the central bank's...
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i'm dealing with president erdogan. reporter: can you talk a little wanted to flyyou back to las vegas every night to spend the night there? pres. trump: i don't know exactly the schedule. largely, the schedule is set by the secret service. we do what they want us to do. we are going to california, we are going to nevada, we are going to arizona, going to different places. i guess we are coming back here. i don't set the schedule. i have nothing to do with it. --orter: michael bloomberg do you have any advice for him? pres. trump: he doesn't need that kind of advice. he's been doing good for a long time. it seems unfair what is happening to bernie sanders. i watched it happen four years ago. and always be careful what you wish for. and i'm not wishing for anything. whoever it is, i will be very happy. but it seems that bernie sanders, the whole section of the democratic party, or as i call it, the democrat party which is the correct name, it seems they are being taken advantage of like they were four years ago. reporter
i'm dealing with president erdogan. reporter: can you talk a little wanted to flyyou back to las vegas every night to spend the night there? pres. trump: i don't know exactly the schedule. largely, the schedule is set by the secret service. we do what they want us to do. we are going to california, we are going to nevada, we are going to arizona, going to different places. i guess we are coming back here. i don't set the schedule. i have nothing to do with it. --orter: michael bloomberg do you...
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erdogan is representing himself as the defender of islamic values across the world. evenea yesterday, we h him saying western leaders, countries criticizin mohammed and making caricatures are laching crusades. so we see him as thefe main er of islamic values. karin: the protests against presidents macron' defense of the cartoon and several islamic countries. these pictures come fr southwest pakistan, setting pictures of president macron a light. this is molly, thousands gathered in the grand mosque there and this is the scene in iran, a protest being held outside the french embassy in tehran. at middle east -- a middle east correspondent tweeted you won't find any middle eastern leader defending macn. the be friends can hope for is that the leaders say nothing and included a tweet with the lebanese response. reporter: what is interesting about the middle east is in some ways, we are seeing a muted response. yes, we have seen some french goods taken off the ss,ermarket shel yes, we have seen some rosmall scalests. then we sawhe incident earlier today in saudi arabia,
erdogan is representing himself as the defender of islamic values across the world. evenea yesterday, we h him saying western leaders, countries criticizin mohammed and making caricatures are laching crusades. so we see him as thefe main er of islamic values. karin: the protests against presidents macron' defense of the cartoon and several islamic countries. these pictures come fr southwest pakistan, setting pictures of president macron a light. this is molly, thousands gathered in the grand...
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following the 2016 coup attempt in turkey, erdogan blamed the followers of guilan, bosnian officials were pressured to shutter schools that had ties to his movement. then in 2016, six turkish nationals were arrested in kosovo and secretly extradited to turkey. we know that there were false charges issued by the turkish government. as a result, journalists, human rights defenders, and him icians associated with and others who would like to see a greater degree of democracy in turkey have been subject to pressure or arrest. secretary albright, does turkey continue to pressure countries in the balkans both with regard to harboring any turkish national that erdogan doesn't like? and with regard to other matters. secretary albright: congressman, i am very concerned about turkey's behavior generally in terms of the kind of activities that erdogan is undertaking. it raises -- i hope we spend more time at some point talking about what their role is, what's happening in nato as a result of turkish behavior in buying russian arms. i do believe that there are isolated cases of pressure that the
following the 2016 coup attempt in turkey, erdogan blamed the followers of guilan, bosnian officials were pressured to shutter schools that had ties to his movement. then in 2016, six turkish nationals were arrested in kosovo and secretly extradited to turkey. we know that there were false charges issued by the turkish government. as a result, journalists, human rights defenders, and him icians associated with and others who would like to see a greater degree of democracy in turkey have been...
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. >> erdogan made an appeal to turks to hit france in the pocketbook. i call on my people, do not support french brands. do not purchase their products. paris a recalled its envoy to ankara are over the weekend after and/or -- after erdogan questioned micron'-- president macron's mental health. who needs to have his head examined. erdogan also expressed european leaders directly, i can clear what he thought of them -- making clear what he thought of them. you are fascists in the true meaning of the word. you are truly the link in the nazi chain. france's culture minister questioned everyone's motives. >> there is a head of state, a head of state of turkey. mr. erdogan is using what is happening in our country for domestic political gains. >> the german chancellor spokesman also issued a response. >> there are defamatory comments that are completely unacceptable, particularly against the backdrop of the horrific murder of the french teacher by an islamist fanatic. france has said it does not intend to retaliate with a boy, aimed at turkish goods. the dip
. >> erdogan made an appeal to turks to hit france in the pocketbook. i call on my people, do not support french brands. do not purchase their products. paris a recalled its envoy to ankara are over the weekend after and/or -- after erdogan questioned micron'-- president macron's mental health. who needs to have his head examined. erdogan also expressed european leaders directly, i can clear what he thought of them -- making clear what he thought of them. you are fascists in the true...
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has turkey's president erdogan, has he miscalculated here? >> i think president erdogan's strategy is not about sending hundreds of thousands, a million or so refugees through europe, even though that has been in his rhetoric. president erdogan's strategy is about getting brussels attention. his calculation is that brussels only deals with an issue when there is a crisis. and whatt his concern is not so much around 4 million refugees that are currently in turkey, it is the fear that there is possibly another 1.5 million to 2 million more refugugees coming from idlibib. if not were to occur, the fears would trigger a massive humanitarian crisis, possible social unrest. and this is why he wants brussels to address his concerns with idlib. and it wants to create a safe haven inside idlib. and it is looking for europeans to put pressssure on russia to back this strategy. and they are very buoyed by the german chancellor who appealed -- appeared to be supporting this idea and ultimately going forward. they will be looking for billions of euros fro
has turkey's president erdogan, has he miscalculated here? >> i think president erdogan's strategy is not about sending hundreds of thousands, a million or so refugees through europe, even though that has been in his rhetoric. president erdogan's strategy is about getting brussels attention. his calculation is that brussels only deals with an issue when there is a crisis. and whatt his concern is not so much around 4 million refugees that are currently in turkey, it is the fear that there...
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hopesyone sit -- erdogan for a rapid truce and for this situtuation to be resolved. he repeats that turkey has no hostile intentions toward russia for its part. the kremlin says it will always hehelp its syrian allies to figt terror groups in syria and that turkey.lling to talk to there is one point that is -- that puts a monkeywrench into all of these talks that are set up for thursday, and that is that erdogan also said that he is looking, that he has defeated the pkk, and he listed a number of movements he has defeated, and he says now we're going to take down the syrian regime. damascus replied, saying it was looking forward to this confrontation with turkey. so despite the calls for a truce, ankara still says it will go after the syrian regime until the end. >> we will seeee what happens. thank you for that update from the turkish side of the border with syria. that syrian military efficiency has- offensive in idlib displaced hundreds of thousands of people. turkey says it can no longer handle the influx. since last week, it had begun allowing migrants to cross
hopesyone sit -- erdogan for a rapid truce and for this situtuation to be resolved. he repeats that turkey has no hostile intentions toward russia for its part. the kremlin says it will always hehelp its syrian allies to figt terror groups in syria and that turkey.lling to talk to there is one point that is -- that puts a monkeywrench into all of these talks that are set up for thursday, and that is that erdogan also said that he is looking, that he has defeated the pkk, and he listed a number...
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were open for slaughter and that's what erdogan wanted. he had a willing partnership in it with donald trump. the real thing about these calls is that they show that the president's closest national security aids, his secretary of defense, his chief of staff, his secretary of state all came to the conclusion in these calls especially, they showed that the president of the united states through being incompetent and being a bully and beating up on allies and calling them all kinds of names in the phone calls, that he himself, trump, is a danger to the national security. that is an extraordinary thing unique in our history. >> also, it seemed like they were concerned he essentially was kind of a chump to these autocrats and gave away the story that a lot of people were stunned how terrible he was and how much he thought he was able to just kind of charm and bully people but in fact, he was just didn't know what he was talking about. >> well, as one of the sources said, a very high level source in his administration said that in dealing with
were open for slaughter and that's what erdogan wanted. he had a willing partnership in it with donald trump. the real thing about these calls is that they show that the president's closest national security aids, his secretary of defense, his chief of staff, his secretary of state all came to the conclusion in these calls especially, they showed that the president of the united states through being incompetent and being a bully and beating up on allies and calling them all kinds of names in...
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this was a day for president erdogan to savour but for all the sense of triumph, today's move does little to foster unity in a country full of divisions. the british prime minister, boris johnson, has admitted that his government didn't understand coronavirus in the "first few weeks and months", acknowledging that there were things that "could have been done differently" in handling the virus. there have been more than 16,000 deaths in the uk, behind only the us and brazil. in an interview with our political editor laura kuenssberg, borisjohnson also said there are "very open questions" over whether the uk's lockdown in march came too late. what have you got wrong so that you get it right next time? i think when you look back at this crisis everybody can see that this was something that was new that we did not understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months, and i think probably the single thing that we did not see at the beginning was the extent to which it was being transmitted a symptomatically from person to person. that was not clear to us or to anybo
this was a day for president erdogan to savour but for all the sense of triumph, today's move does little to foster unity in a country full of divisions. the british prime minister, boris johnson, has admitted that his government didn't understand coronavirus in the "first few weeks and months", acknowledging that there were things that "could have been done differently" in handling the virus. there have been more than 16,000 deaths in the uk, behind only the us and brazil....
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. >> adding fuel to the fire, this cartoon mocking president erdogan in charlie hebdo has sparked fuel in turkey, accusing them of throwing fuel on the fire. in a speech, his ak party members in parliament. >> [speaking foreign language] >> prosecutors in ankara said they've launched an investigation into charlie hebdo . a more antagonistic response came from turkey's cultural minister, who insulted the satirical magazine in french on twitter. the french government responded, saying it would not give in to intimidation. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the cartoon is the latest development in an escalating feud between ankara and paris over france's pledge to defend itsecular vues and freedom speech after a teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the prophet mohammed during a lesson on freedom of expression. turkey has led the charge against france as the muslim world condemned the nation for such caricatures. erdogan has also called for a boycott of french goods. >> france has asked for backing from its eu partners. we can talk to our brussels correspondent. how far does
. >> adding fuel to the fire, this cartoon mocking president erdogan in charlie hebdo has sparked fuel in turkey, accusing them of throwing fuel on the fire. in a speech, his ak party members in parliament. >> [speaking foreign language] >> prosecutors in ankara said they've launched an investigation into charlie hebdo . a more antagonistic response came from turkey's cultural minister, who insulted the satirical magazine in french on twitter. the french government responded,...
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president erdogan of turkey decree turning one of the world's most historically significant buildings, the hagia sophia in istanbul, back into a mosque. the unesco world heritage site has remained the spiritual home orthodox christianity since it was built in the 6th century, with the move drawing comdemnation from both religious and heritage groups. from istanbul, orla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire, a great monument to christianity conquered by the ottomans, later a museum bearing testimony to layers of history. but president erdogan, who presents himself as a modern—day conqueror, has announced a new chapter. "anyone who doesn't like it," he says — and plenty abroad don't — "is attacking turkey's sovereignty." under its soaring golden dome, hagia sophia will now become a mosque, as in ottoman days. but turkey says christian emblems, like mosaics of the virgin mary, will remain, and everyone will be welcome. making changes here is profoundly symbolic. it was kemal ataturk, founder of modern turkey, who decreed that hagia soph
president erdogan of turkey decree turning one of the world's most historically significant buildings, the hagia sophia in istanbul, back into a mosque. the unesco world heritage site has remained the spiritual home orthodox christianity since it was built in the 6th century, with the move drawing comdemnation from both religious and heritage groups. from istanbul, orla guerin reports. change is coming to hagia sophia — jewel of the byzantine empire, a great monument to christianity conquered...
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i'm not sure it's very seriously because erdogan is taking a very tough posture but at the same time he's asking for negotiation so you had the delegation a russian delegation went to encourage thursday and. mr jeffrey who is the american envoy to syria who was in ankara also yesterday so he wants negotiation because in the northwest of syria with air support again cannot do much and in northwest of syria the airspace is controlled by russia whereas in the north eastern of syria where the turkish military went in and seized slides of land and harbor the safe military zone they have the air support but on this other side if they want to go and make any military move they will need to have an air support which they don't have because it's controlled by the russian. what you make of the fact that just a few hours ago donald trump was saying that he's working with one on it live. because. 'd donald trump he wants to back the gun because they don't want syria and they don't want bashar al assad to seize control of all the syria they want donald trump and erdogan want to counter iran and r
i'm not sure it's very seriously because erdogan is taking a very tough posture but at the same time he's asking for negotiation so you had the delegation a russian delegation went to encourage thursday and. mr jeffrey who is the american envoy to syria who was in ankara also yesterday so he wants negotiation because in the northwest of syria with air support again cannot do much and in northwest of syria the airspace is controlled by russia whereas in the north eastern of syria where the...
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chanting celebrations in istanbul, as the president recep tayyip erdogan signs a decree converting one of the world's most important historic buildings, the hagia sophia, into a mosque. travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks, making it easier to go on holiday. and in the libel trial of the hollywood starjohnny depp, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex—wife amber heard. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united states has once again breached a new daily record for confirmed coronavirus infections. cases were falling towards the end of last month, but they are now rising steeply again, exceeding 65,000 — making these the greatest single—day tallies for any country since the global pandemic began. the spike in infections has been particularly bad in the south and west of the country, with the state of arizona recording the most cases. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been there. loud music plays when the governor of arizona lifted th
chanting celebrations in istanbul, as the president recep tayyip erdogan signs a decree converting one of the world's most important historic buildings, the hagia sophia, into a mosque. travellers arriving in the uk from more than 70 countries and overseas territories are no longer required to quarantine for two weeks, making it easier to go on holiday. and in the libel trial of the hollywood starjohnny depp, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex—wife amber heard. hello and...
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and doing both the bidding of putin and erdogan. and then calls with the allied leaders, calling angela america until a call with her he called her stupid. said she was a pawn of the russians. with teresa may the british prime minister, said she had no backbone. lack of courage. that she was doing all the wrong things with brexit, with immigration, that she had no courage whatsoever and berated her in a way and a misogynistic way that those who heard the calls described the calls with teresa may and angela merkel as near sadistic. this is the president of the united states who is doing nothing and the reason his closest advisers, former national security advisers, former secretary of state, former heads of the national security council concluded that the president of the united states himself in his phone calls, his clear and presently a danger to the national security of the united states. we've never had a president who was an ongoing danger to the national security of the united states, and the people on capitol hill, republicans
and doing both the bidding of putin and erdogan. and then calls with the allied leaders, calling angela america until a call with her he called her stupid. said she was a pawn of the russians. with teresa may the british prime minister, said she had no backbone. lack of courage. that she was doing all the wrong things with brexit, with immigration, that she had no courage whatsoever and berated her in a way and a misogynistic way that those who heard the calls described the calls with teresa...
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the reaction of president trump was to basically try and do a favor for his friend erdogan. in a conversation he said sort of what you said. look, these people in new york are obama. when i get my people in, we'll fix it. it was appalling. how that played out later, obviously it was after i left the government. the government did bring another prosecution against hawk bank. where that stands now, whether it's part of any further deliberations, i don't know. >> i want to ask you more about the president's dealings with erdogan and the military operation he green lit and his views about the kurds. you write about all that. please stay with us. when we come back, we'll ask you to describe the two hours donald trump spent alone with putin in helsinki before he threw the u.s. intelligence community under the bus. we'll also ask john why he thinks trump is so subservient to putin. stay with us. >>> american adversaries can see right through the president of the united states. that's one of the most consistent and alarming take aways from the book out by john bolton who writes of t
the reaction of president trump was to basically try and do a favor for his friend erdogan. in a conversation he said sort of what you said. look, these people in new york are obama. when i get my people in, we'll fix it. it was appalling. how that played out later, obviously it was after i left the government. the government did bring another prosecution against hawk bank. where that stands now, whether it's part of any further deliberations, i don't know. >> i want to ask you more about...
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erdogan did try to call for a national boycott in a couple of of the u.s. back in 2018. we will not see people backing away from normal consumer behavior for a long time. quitenonetheless important what happened today because it shows how low the turkish-french relationship has sunk, and it was not good to begin with but it got a lot worse. david: it strikes me is not these two countries, there is a sectarian element because it was triggered, the recall of the ambassador was triggered by questioningdogan the mental ability of emmanuel macron, and that is because emmanuel macron had things to say about the tragic killing of a french teacher c. >> it predates the gruesome murder of the french teacher. earlier in october when president macron first talked about his vision to reform islam which is a religion in crisis, it did not go down well in turkey to say the least, and especially erdogan seems to have taken a serious issue with it. tensions have been rising since then but it burst to a level where it grabbed headlines over this weekend because of erdogan 's first remark
erdogan did try to call for a national boycott in a couple of of the u.s. back in 2018. we will not see people backing away from normal consumer behavior for a long time. quitenonetheless important what happened today because it shows how low the turkish-french relationship has sunk, and it was not good to begin with but it got a lot worse. david: it strikes me is not these two countries, there is a sectarian element because it was triggered, the recall of the ambassador was triggered by...
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erdogan has had a fractious set of months on politics and economics. today, we see him speaking in turkey and also a large body of headlines coming out off the turkey inflation report, ahead of the central bank in turkey, instrumental independence -- we also see the market moving with lira out at a .28. we will see of mr. erdogan can move that. -- with lira out at 8.28. storese: there are two to 30. massive rift between france and turkey. this is after turkey failed french products, the french magazine for mocking president erdogan in the front page. two big stories coming out of turkey. tom: coming up, citigroup, we will touch on foreign exchange and a new resurgent dollar. futures deteriorate, -47. this is bloomberg. ♪ continuedmorning, market uncertainty. equities weak. stronger dollar. yen strengthens. swiss franc, for the most part, does not. ubs will cut bonuses. deutsche bank will lift bonuses "motivated."ff trump visits lansing and says isree weeks in, joey shot." we will get to kevin cirilli in a moment. mr. erdogan speaking in turkey. the t
erdogan has had a fractious set of months on politics and economics. today, we see him speaking in turkey and also a large body of headlines coming out off the turkey inflation report, ahead of the central bank in turkey, instrumental independence -- we also see the market moving with lira out at a .28. we will see of mr. erdogan can move that. -- with lira out at 8.28. storese: there are two to 30. massive rift between france and turkey. this is after turkey failed french products, the french...
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did the president have financial interest at stake when he was talking to erdogan or banshee and others? made maybe his kids have some economic interests at stake. and did did, in fact, our natis foreign policy with those countries? those questions are not the subject of the president impeachment trial, but this report should be a warning sign to any republican in the senate. if you vote with the white house to suppress and cover up evidence, the odds are strong that the truth, the truth will eventually come out here in a few weeks or a few months to my republican collets want to pick up the paper and read one of the what is a block at crucial information about the president's this conduct? the document bigger to hide turned out to shed real damning light on the truth? at this point how can senate republicans not vote for the witnesses and documents we are seeking? the president flatly denies ambassador bolton's account. maybe my republican colleagues will grasp that the president's denial is a reason we don't need to hear from bolton, let me repeat, president trump and ambassador bolto
did the president have financial interest at stake when he was talking to erdogan or banshee and others? made maybe his kids have some economic interests at stake. and did did, in fact, our natis foreign policy with those countries? those questions are not the subject of the president impeachment trial, but this report should be a warning sign to any republican in the senate. if you vote with the white house to suppress and cover up evidence, the odds are strong that the truth, the truth will...